Chelsea are currently ninth in the Premier League after a torrid campaign, but Ranieri believes that fellow Italian Conte, who won three successive Serie A titles with Juventus, will change everything at the club.

Ranieri said: “He is a tough man, it is hard for him to change because he will make a little revolution there. I am waiting for it, I await the revolution when he arrives. He changes everything.

“He is very concentrated in his job, the little things. He wants to care for everything, nutrition, everything.”

Ranieri managed Chelsea between 2000 and 2004, being replaced by Jose Mourinho, and with the hosts set to give the new champions a guard of honour, the Italian insisted he won’t be a part of it.

“I will stay in the dugout. I can say thank you to the fans but it is for my players,” he said.

Leicester hold their title parade on Monday and then fly to Thailand on a goodwill trip on Tuesday, before returning for pre-season in July.

The Foxes will take part in the International Champions Cup where they will play against Celtic in Glasgow, before travelling to LA to meet Paris Saint-Germain and then finish in Stockholm against Barcelona.

“The pre-season is more of less the same apart from changing the names of the opponent. It’s good experience for my players but it’s important to feel and understand the difference. It’s important to play against these teams.